Well here we are in the cool fall weather. Finally. It seemed a fairly abrupt change really. Aug 31 was hot and humid and then on Sept 1st, it was like summer never existed and fall had taken over. You can almost see the edges of these months.

So we are busy at work on re-tooling the band, the web-site, the album and the stage show. We have written most of the tunes, but now that we have drafted a new member into the fray, we are both rehearsing old material, as well as opening up the arranging process to accommodate a new voice. As such we are delighted to introduce our newest member, Marianne Dumas.

She is a wonderkind keyboardist with a meticulous ear for synth programming. On top of that she is  incredibly fleet fingered, a great singer and an overall delight to work with. She will be able to help us get our old songs dusted off and presented closer to the album versions than we have been able to do with the three piece. We are all excited about that and with her input on the new material.

We did our August 15th gig with aplomb, for, what can only be described as a small but enthusiastic crowd (if five people can be termed a crowd). We didn't get on until late as the other acts had a shit-load of gear to set up and tear down (the smaller the act the more gadgets seem to be needed). They acquitted themselves admirably however and were fun to watch but all in all, they took as long to set up and tear down as they did to play.  That put us on around midnight on a Thursday night in sleepy ByTowne; not a great position to be in. Nevertheless, we all had fun and played well. I really am lucky to have such stalwart companions as Andrew and Alex, both of whom deliver their complicated and convoluted parts calmly and professionally.

Now, we are taking a bit of time off from gigging to get this album done and to embrace Marianne into the fold!